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Message: [QUOTE="wgdsr, post: 5438941, member: 7179"] they're not even shoulder pads any longer, they are chest pads. no plastic other than chestplate. just thin layers of foam. help with scratches and abrasions, but even on the shoulder other than about 2-3 inches each side. here is the tl;dr on chestplates: biggest risk group by far for commotio cordis is around ages 12-15. testing for chestplates by nocsae before mandated? done @ about 35 mph. there was no scientific data that could conclude they were going to help in the event of 60, 80+ mph shot at the chest at the exact wrong time. maybe they do, maybe they don't. the rest of the pad nowadays is thin foam. and a thin strip now on the shoulder as well. [/QUOTE]